Haystacker attachment for tractors



p 1947- v A. R. HENRY 2,426,687

HAY STACKER ATTACHMENT FOR TRACTORS Filed May 29, 1945 5 Sheets-Sheet l Sept. 2,1947. A. R. HENRY HAY STACKER ATTACHMENT FOR TRACTORS Fil ed May 29, 1945 s sheets-she t s IN VEN TOR, flaw 55 1697134 W/Z/Way.

Patented Sept. 2, 1947 HAYSTACKER ATTACHMENT FOR TRACTORS Albert R. Henry, Salina, Kans., assignor to Henry Manufacturing Company, Inc., Topeka, Kane,

a corporation of Kansas Application May 29, 1945, Serial No. 596,529

6 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in hay stacker attachments for tractors for handling various kinds of material, to gather said materials and place them on a conveyance or stack, and has for its principal object the provision of a device of this character which may be readily installed on the conventional type of tractor and receive power therefrom for its operation, being under direct control of the operator of the tractor.

It is contemplated that this stacker attachment shall be mounted on a tractor having certain associated parts such as shown in my copending application, Serial No. 564,095, filed November 18, 1944, for loading device.

The principal feature of this invention is the provision of means for automatically tilting the hay fork to the loading position.

Other objects are simplicity and economy of construction, ease of operation and adaptability for use on the various types of farm tractors.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed, reference will now be had to the drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a plan view, partly in section, of a hay stacker attachment for tractors embodying this invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on line IIII of Fig. 1 with the hay fork shown in the lowered loading position in solid lines and in the partially raised position in dotted lines.

Fig. 3 is a side elevational View of the upper portion of the stacker with the hay fork shown in the dumping position.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged elevational view of the vertical guide standard showing the joint thereof.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal cross sectional view taken on line VV of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line VI-VI of Fig. '1.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken on line VIIVII of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary front elevation of the upper portion of the standards and header.

Throughout the several views of the drawings like reference characters refer to similar parts and for convenience the parts of the equipment shown in my application, Serial No. 564,095 have been given the same identification numerals as in said application.

The parts thus shown include the frame 40 pivotally mounted at 54 to a bracket 52 which is mounted on the tractor frame, also the cable drum we carried by the frames and the boom 48 having arms H0 to which the hay stacking attachment is secured.

This hay stacking attachment comprises a cross beam frame it disposed horizontally and pivotally mounted at l2 to a cross channel member i l having transversely disposed plates i6 at its opposite ends to receive the respective arms H0 therebetween. A pivot pin l8 passing through said plate 16 and the end portion of the boom arms I M form a flexible pivotal connection to the tractor structure. The cross beam m is longer than the channel member l4 and is provided at its outer extremities with tiller wheels 20 which support the principal load of the stacker and follow the contour of the ground.

The boom, as described in our previous application, is pivotally mounted so as to allow for slight variations for the proper contact of the tiller wheels 20 on the ground. To stabilize and prevent too great relative movement of the pivotal adjustment of the cross beam I0 during the operation of the machine, U-shape guide members 22 are positioned respectively at opposite sides of pivot i2 as shown. Intermediate each of the tiller Wheels 20 and adjacent guide members 22 is a vertically disposed standard 24 which is rigidly secured to cross beam If! by means of bolts 26. This standard comprises two spaced apart angle irons 28 and 30joined together by cross bars 32 and 34. The cross bar 34 adjacent the lower end of said angles extends outwardly to rest on top of cross beam l0, thus serving to better support the load exerted on said standard. This standard is provided with a similar extension comprising angle bars 28 and 30 joined together by cross bars 38 and having a header 6B which extends across to a like standard at the opposite end portion of beam Hi. This header G3 is of proper length to maintain the two vertical standards in parallel relation. Extension 36 is provided with angle iron sections it! which are rigidly attached thereto and these are removably attached to the upper end of standard 24 by bolts 44 thus making it possible to remove the extension 36 and operate the hay fork through a shorter lift. A truss r0d29 secured to header 68 serves to maintain the forwardly loaded parts in proper vertical relation when secured to parts of the carrying vehicle, not shown. Header 5% is provided with brackets 4'6 carrying sheave wheels 48.

A. verticall movable carriage 50 comprising end plates 14, and 16 and cross bars '56 -and,58

ar constructed to encompass said standards and to serve as tracks for guiding the carriage in its travel from the loading to the dumping position. Each of the plates 14 and 16 is provided with a pair of inwardly projecting trunnions 60 adjacent the top thereof and a pair of trunnions 62 adjacent the bottom to receive respectively rollers 64 and 66. "It :will-be'noted thatthese rollers are so spaced and positioned as to operatively fit between the two angle bars 28 and SI and that the pairs of rollers are so spaced apart verticallytas to support the carriage in predetermined positions.

The front standard angle bar 30 is offset at'ld to extend outwardly to permit tilting'of' the ca riage 50 from its normal verticaliposition. Re ferring to Fig. 2, it will be noted that the carriage; as shown in solid lines, is tilted forwardly at its upper portion for reasons hereinafter setfforth and in dotted lines the carriage'is shown in the normal vertical position,

The carriage endplates 74 and 76 are each provided with a forwardly extended arm 8e,.to which is pivotally mounted-ea hayiork-EZ by means of pins vSE which eng'age brackets 88 carriedlby the base channel iron-93 ofv the hay fork.

"Tinesor teetli'9i2 of the hay fork82 aresecured-by rivets 34' to base channel 9G intermediate their ends and are secured'together .at their rear ends .by across bar.96 whereby the teeth :are secured in substantiall parallel relation. A backboard fiaoomp'rising verticalposts mounted on cross bar 9.6 and carryingspacedapart crossslots H32 and secured in upright position by suitable bas bars I04 serves as an abutment for the material being handled.

A latch member Hi6. pivotally mounted at I68 to a bracket 'I III. carriedby crossbar 58-engages pin II2 mountedin oneof the posts I90 to normally secure the hay fork 32 in fixed relation to i the carriage .58. A spring H4 adjustably carried by bolt I IB-Which is secured to crossbar 58, rests against a tongue N8 .of latch member I95 to maintain it .in latched position. Latchmember 4 ing. After the fork is loaded, the operator causes the rotation of drum I34 to wind cable I30 thereon to raise the carriage and loaded fork82. It will be noted that when the fork is moving up.- wardly, it is maintained in a substantially horizontal position, thus preventing any slippage of I the load :.from the f-ork. When the load has reached .therdesired height on .the track standards, the operator simply pulls the release cord or pull member I to permit the fork to take the dumping position as shown in Fig. 3. The resilint-springl2d will prevent th movement of the :simplyzoperating the latch member.

notedthat the carriageand fork are so conmay beoperated from a remotepoint by pull member I ZG'Whicheurges the latch away from 'pin IIZ against spring H4. When so released,.the fork will"fa'll to the dumping position. The inclined face I22 oflatch m5 is so positioned'that asthe fork is raise'd,,.pin I I2 will engage said face 'and'movethe latoh' I06 to engage pin 2.

Means for limiting the drop of thelforkcomjprises a combined bufferspring I24 and .a stop chain 126 secured at its one end toa .pin'l28 carried by 'therespective end plates Island 1.6, and at "its other end to the cross barffifi.

along' the track fstanda'rdsby means of'cables'130 which are operable by the drum I 36 inta manner described in my copending application referred 'toa'bove. This cable extends over the i'sheavewheel 48, th'ence'downwar'dly and aroundsheave wheelIsz mounted in bracket I'36'carried by car- 'riage cross bar 58jlthen passes upwardl where ""it'is securely attached .atiI 38 to the header. memi 65 'Intheloperation of the .stackerjtheforkfiZ is J lowered "to position shown in solid lines inTFig.

ber 58.

2. It will be noted that whenso positioned, the 'upper rollers 6'4 of the carriage will moveforward into .the offset portion 18 of the track stand ".ard z'a, thus causing. theouter extremity ofthe fork' teeth92 to be lowered to substantially the ground levelwso thatas the tractor and stacker L'stru'cture are .movedforwardly, the hay or. other rmateriarwillf be positionedon the forkifonrais- Carriage .50 is adapted-to be raised andlowere'd fork to an objectionable angle.

It is quite'aapparent that the loaded fork may :be; dumped at any desired vertical position by It will be structed and positioned that the forward roller E l-and the rear roller 66 will engage the tracks 30 and 28 respectively; thus insuring the proper -tilting of the .forklduringthe loading operation.

The supporting wheels .20 carrvmo'stof .thelo'ad of the stacker attachmentandalso serve tolrnain tain the forkin substantiallypara'llel .relation with the contour offthe. ground. It vl'zillilbe -noted that these wheels are mounted .on .the. cross beam it which inturn-ispivoted .tofthecross channel member E4, 'thuspermitting transverse vertical tilting ofithe'beam. Furthermore, crossjchannel member' I3 is .pivotally. mounted .at. right angles to thebeamgpivot "I2; thus, providing. a limited universalm'ovement of'the stacker structure. TIhe extensionfi 6; of 'standardi2d may be removedand the head member 68 attached to thee'uppenend 1 of the fixed standard zdwhen ;the material is "to be .raisedonlya short distance.

It is apparent'that .various.minor changeslrni'ght be made in. the"size:'and 'arrangement,.of,-..parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus "described "my" invention, what I claim as new and desire'to securtbYLtters Patent is:

1. A'sta'cker attachment'adapted'to be mounted on andoperzited-bya tractor;comprisinga'frame pivotally attachedto'the" forward .end. or said tractor for transverse movement aridhavingsupporting wheels, a i pair y of spaced "apart "track standards'pivoted "for transverse movement and extending upwardly from said frame, ta'j'tr ansverselyoiiset'section adjacent the lower. extremity offeac'h of 'saidf'track standards; a carriage having vertically" oils'et rgu'ide rollers at itsopposite ends to operatively. engage respectively "each of said track. standards an'd means to .movesaid guide rollers in' said track standards whereby'as said rollers move .to and fromlthe olfse't portion .of said standards'the carriageisrtilted.

2.- A stacker attachmentadapted'to be attached to and'operated by a tractor, comprising a' frame attached to the forward eiid..o'f. said .tractorand having supportin wheels, a pair-ofspacedapart track standards pivoted \fortransversemovement to said frame and extending upwardlyf-romsaid frame,,a transversely offset sectionad-J'acent -the lowerextremity ofleac'hiof saidltracklstandards, .a carriage having vertically offset g.uide..rollers e.tits. opposite ends to operatively engagerespectively- .each of -saidItra'ok- ..standards,. .a. fork :Lpiv- .otally-..carried- .by said carriages, means to .nor-

mally secure .saidifo'rk in the load .carryingposition, and manually controlled means-tor. raising and loweringsaidcarriage torandlfiromthe offset portion of saidtizabk. standard. wherebyvthevfork iistilted, s p

3. A stacker attachment adapted to be mounted on and operated by a tractor, comprising a frame carried by limited pivotal adjustment on said tractor and having supporting wheels, a pair of spaced apart track standards pivoted to and extending upwardly from said frame and each having an offset portion adjacent its lower end, a carriage having vertically spaced apart guide rollers mounted on said track standards operable to cause a tilting of said carriage as the upper rollers move into the offset portion of said track standards, a material carrying fork tiltably mounted on said carriage, and manually operable means to normally secure said fork in the loading position.

4. A stacker attachment adapted to be mounted on and operated by a tractor, comprising a frame carried for limited universal movement on said tractor and having supporting ground wheels, a pair of spaced apart sectional track standards joined together and pivoted for transverse movement to and extending upwardly from said frame each having an offset portion adjacent its lower end, a carriage having vertically spaced apart guide rollers mounted on said track standards and operable to cause a tilting of said carriageas the upper rollers move into the offset portion of said track standards, a material carrying fork tiltably mounted on said carriage, manually operab-le means to normally secure said fork in the loading position, and resilient means to limit the tilting of said fork.

5. A stacker attachment adapted to be mounted on and operated by a tractor, comprising a frame carried for limited pivoted adjustment by said tractor and having supporting wheels, a pair of spaced apart transversely adjustable track standards extending upwardly from said frame each having an ofiset portion adjacent its lower end, a carriage having a set of vertically spaced apart rollers at its opposite ends to respectively engage said track standards and being operable to cause a tilting of said carriage as they are moved to and from the offset portion of said track standard, a material carrying member tiltably mounted on said carriage, and means operable by said ractor for raising and lowering said carriage.

6. A stacker attachment adapted to be mounted on and operated by a tractor, comprising a track frame pivotally mounted adjacent its center portion for limited transverse movement to a frame member carried for pivotal movement on the forward end of said tractor, tiller wheels for supporting said beam on the ground; a pair of parallel spaced apart track standards extending vertically above said stacker attachmentframe and havin like offset portions, a carriage having a set of vertically spaced apart rollers at its opposite ends to respectively engage said track standards, manually controlled means for raising and lowering said carriage whereby it is tilted when entering and leaving said offset portion of the track standards, a fork pivotally mounted on said carriage for tilting, means for limiting the tilting of said fork, and latch means for normally securing said fork and carriage in relative fixed relatlon.

ALBERT R. HENRY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number 

